Machine for ironing edges of and forming collars and cuffs



No. 623,484. Patented Apr. I8, I899; 0. W. LURBEER.

MACHINE FOR IRONING EDGES OF AND FORMING DOLLARS AND GUFFS.

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MACHINE FOR IRONING EDGES OF AND FORMING GOLLARS AND CUFFS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,484, dated April 18, 1899. Ap lication filed June 9, 1897. Serial No. 640,057. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLNEY W. LORBEER, a citizen of the United States, residing at P0- mona, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Ironing the Edges of Collars and Cuffs, dtc. and for Forming Collars and Cuffs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to those machines designed for ironing and smoothing the edges of collars and cuffs.

One particular objectof myinvention is to produce a machine of this kind which will automatically adjust itself to perfectly iron both edges of a collar or cuff at the same time, even though the width'of the article be not uniform from one end to the other.

A further object of my invention is to produce a machine of this class which will not only smooth the edges, but will receive the article as it is delivered from the edge-smoothing heads and will form the cuff or collar into shape, so that when discharged from the machine the cuff or collar will be finished ready for delivery and no further handling for the purpose of shaping will be required.

My invention comprises the various features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, whereby I accomplish the various objects hereinbefore set forth. 6

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective front elevation of a machine embodying my invention. In this view a fragment of the ironing-table is broken away to expose the mechanism. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a modified form of machine in which one of the ironing-heads is non-rotatable. Fig. 3 is a respective view of a machine having both heads non-rotatable. Fig. 4:18 a fragmental side elevation of a machine having feed-rollers. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of arotating head. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the stationary head removed from the machine. I

In the drawings, Arepresents a table, upon which is supported the mechanism of myimproved ironing-machine.

B is a frame of cast metal or other material, which is arranged upon the table and is 'the heads are secured to shafts C O, which are journaled in bearings cc, and each at its lower end is arranged to slide in aguideway 0'. Each shaft is hollow, and to its upper end is secured its respective rotating head, which is also hollow, as indicated in Fig. 5, whereby by means of a tube D gas may be in.- troduced into the interior of the head in order to heat it.

'Each head is provided with a groove 1, adapted to receive the edge of the article to be ironed, and the two heads are rotated so that the inner face of each travels toward the rear of the machine, thus to carry toward the rear of the machine the article beingironed.

The means which I have shown for rotating the heads comprises a driving-pulley E, secured upon a shaft 6, which is attached to a large forming-roller E, which is heated by means of interiorly-arranged gas-jets in the ordinary manner in which ironing-rolls are heated.

Around the drive-wheel E is trained a band F, which passes over suitable guide-pulleys ff, secured to the frame of the machine, and around driving-pulleys 2 3, secured upon the shafts of the rotatable heads G G, and around a pulley G, secured upon the end of a small forming-roll G. The band is endless and one member thereof rotates one of the heads in one direction and the other member rotates the other head in the other direction, the rolls and heads being simultaneously rotated.

H II represent adjustable frames which are arranged to slide back and forth in the guideways b and c and are connected with the bearings c c of the roller-heads O C, respectively, by means of bolts h h, which pass through suit-able perforations provided in the frames, so that such bolts may reciprocate therethrough. The bolts are secured to the frames by nuts on their outerends and are each encircled with a spiral spring 2' i, respectively, which are interposed between the heads and the frames and tend to normally force the heads toward each other. These springs are very sensitive, and upon the application of slight power to either head the head will move outward, but when the pres- ICO sure is released the heads move inwardly. The band F is carried on suitable guide-pill leysf"f, secured to the adjustable frames,so that when the frames are adjusted inward the guide-pulleys take up the slack which would otherwise be given to the drivingbelt by reason of the movement of the driving-pulleys with relation to each other. The adjustingframes are connected with a foot-lever J by means of rodsjj, attached, respectively, to oppositely-arrangedangle-levers K K, which are pivoted to the frame by brackets 7t 7t" and attached at their upper ends to the adj ustingframes by means of bolts or rods L L, respectively. These bolts are each provided with screw-threads and adjusting-nuts Z Z, which nuts are respectively journaled in the upper ends of the levers K K and are screwed upon the bolts and operate to adjust the frames with relation to the levers. A coiled spring M is arranged to normally hold the foot-lever in a horizontal position.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown one of the heads formed of a non-rotatable block R, provided with a groove 1', the other head 0 being rotatable and adapted to smooth one edge of the article being operated upon, the forming-rollers engaging with the article and pulling it through the machine with its edge within the groove '2' in the stationary head, whereby the edge is smoothed by contact therewith.

In Fig. 3 I have shown both heads R R non-rotatable. It is to be understood that the heads are adjustable toward and from each other by means of the same slide mechanism shown in Fig. 1, but that no means for rotating the heads is provided. In this case the collar or other article is by the operator pressed toward the rear between the heads with its edges in the grooves until the end of the article is grasped by the forming-rolls, and the rolls then operate to pull the article between the heads, smoothing the edges by contact therewith. It will be readily seen that one head may be stationary or non-adjustable as regards the frame of the machine and the other head maybe adjustable toward and from the fixed head without departing from the spirit of my invention; but greater convenience is secured by making both heads adjustable, since in this case if the formingrolls are used it is not necessary to start the article perfectly straight through the machine, the heads automatically adjusting themselves to suit the position of the article, while if one head is fixed such head cannot follow the inequalities of the edge it is smoothing and the rolls hold the article from adjusting itself to the head.

In practice the power is applied through the medium of the power-wheel P by a belt or other means to rotate the driving-pulley and the driving-band to cause the heads 0 O to rotate in opposite directions. The collar, cuff, or other article to be operated upon hav-' ing been previously ironed by the usual iron- 1ng-maohines is taken by the operator and the edges dampened by any suitable dampening device. Then the article is placed with its edges in the grooves of the rotating heads and is forced inward therebetween, the springs 7L h yielding readily to allow the heads to be forced apart without operating the ad justinglevers. The rotation of the heads smooths and polishes both edges of the articles passing therebetween, and as soon as the front end of the article, such as a collar or cuff, is engaged by the rotatin g forming-rollers,which are arranged with their axes at right angles to the axes of the edge-smoothing heads, such rolls operate to pull the'article through between the heads without any other attention on the part of the operator. At the same time the forming-rolls form the collar or cuff in shape, so that when it is delivered therefrom the article is ready to be worn without further handling. The arrangement of the driving-belt which passes around the drivingpulleys upon the shafts of the rotating heads is such that the heads can freely move in or out without loosening or tightening the band to any great extent, so as to exertany resistance to the moving of the head and yet the heads will be continuously rotated.

In the form shown-in Fig. 2 one edge is smoothed by the rotating head and the other edge is smoothed by being drawn through the groove in the stationary head.

In Fig. 3 both heads are non-rotatable, but are adjustable toward and from each other, so that by pressing the end of the collar or cuff toward the rear between the grooved heads until the end of the article is gripped by the rotating forming rolls the rolls operate to pull the article through between the heads and to thereby smooth the edges of such article.

If it is deemed necessary or advantageous, a set of feed-rolls S may be arranged in advance of the grooved blocks, as indicated in Fig. 4, whereby to feed the article between the heads until the end is grasped by the forming-rolls, and thereby pulled through between the heads.

By means of the foot-lever the heads may, when the machine is adjusted to receive a narrow article, he quickly separated to receive a wide article. By means of the set-nuts Z Z the normal distance apart of the heads may be adjusted to a nicety.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an ironing-machine, two oppositelyarranged heads, each provided with a groove to receive the edge of a collar, cuff or other article, one of such heads being movable with relation to the other head: and means for heating the heads.

2. In an ironing-machine, the combination of two oppositely-arranged heads, each provided with a groove to receive the edge of a cuff, collar or other article: shaping-rolls ar-' ranged to receive and shape the article as it is delivered from the heads: means for heating the heads: and means for rotating the rolls.

3. In an ironing-machine, the combination of vertically arranged rotating heads for smoothing the edges of an article such as a collar, and horizontally-arranged rotating rolls arranged to receive the article from the edge-smoothing heads and to shape it.

4. In an ironing-machine, the combination set forth of two oppositely-arranged grooved edge-smoothing heads: yielding means arranged to normally carry'the heads toward each other: andmeans for heating the heads.

5. In an ironing-machine, the combination set forth of two oppositely-arranged grooved edge-smoothing heads: means for adjusting the heads with relation to eachother: shaping-rolls arranged to receive and shape the article as it is delivered from the edge-smoothing heads: and means for heating the heads.

6. In an ironing-machine, the combination of two grooved heads: means for adjusting one head with relation to the other: means for rotating the heads: shaping-rolls arranged with their axes in planes at right angles to the plane of the axes of the rotating heads: means for rotating the rolls: and means for heating the heads.

'7. In an ironing-machine, the combination set forth of two vertically-arranged grooved edge-smoothing heads: two horizontally-arranged shaping-roll's adapted to receive and shape the article as it is delivered from the grooved heads: means for heating the heads: and means connecting the heads and the rolls and adapted to simultaneously rotate the heads and one of the rolls.

8. In an ironing-machine, the combination of the two oppositely-arranged grooved heads,

one of such heads being movable toward and from the other head: an adjusting-frame connected with the movable head: a spring interposed between the movable head and the adj Listing-frame: means for adjusting the adjusting-frame: and means for heating the heads.

9. In an ironing-machine, the combination of two oppositely-arranged rotating grooved edge-smoothing heads: means for adjusting the heads toward and from each other: an adjusting-frame connected with each head: a spring interposed between each frame and its respective head: means. for adjusting the frames: means for rotating the heads and means for heating the heads.

10. In an ironing-machine, the combination set forth of a forming-roll: a driving-pulley fixed to the forming-roll: rotating edgesmoothing heads, each fixed upon a shaft: movable bearings for the shafts: drive-pulleys, one fixed upon each shaft: a second forming-roll: a driven pulley fixed upon such roll: guide-pulleys; and a band trained over the various pulleys and arranged to rotate the heads and one of the rolls.

11. The combination set forth of two oppositely-arranged rotatable heads, one of said heads being provided with a groove to receive the edge of a collar, cuff or other article and the other head being adapted to engage the other side of the article to be ironed, and to hold the edge of such article in the groove; one of the heads being movable with relation to the other head; and means for rotating and heating the heads.

0. W. LORBEER.

Witnesses:

ALFRED I. TOWNSEND, JAMES R. TOWNSEND. 

